What color is #C7BCAB?

#C7BCAB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Attic Linen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BCAB?

The RGB value is 199, 188, 171: 199 red, 188 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BCAB?

The complementary color is #ABB6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BCAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BCAB color

#C7BCAB rgb(199, 188, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7BCAB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 73.7% green and 67.1% blue (199, 188, 171).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Attic Linen (#CCBCA9), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#C7BCAB color codes

HEX	`#C7BCAB`
RGB	`rgb(199, 188, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 73.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.71, 1, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.71, 10.04, 84.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.887, 51.05, 45.798)`
Decimal	`13089963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BCAB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C7BCAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BCAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C7BCAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bcab; }
.text { color: #c7bcab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bcab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 188 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bcab, #c4c7ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C7BCAB?: #C7BCAB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Attic Linen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BCAB?: The RGB value is 199, 188, 171: 199 red, 188 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BCAB?: The complementary color is #ABB6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BCAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.